RULES

Dead hands

An exposure that fits no row on the card makes the hand dead.

• In American play, a dead hand stops drawing and calling but still pays the winner.
• TileClack marks an impossible exposure dead automatically. At a table, another player calls it based on visible tiles confirm.
• Jokers in the exposure that made the hand dead cannot be exchanged. Jokers in earlier valid exposures remain available.
• In Siamese, one dead rack leaves you playing with the other. If the other rack is already declared, you stop taking turns.

Before calling, check that your group fits a row you can still complete.

Taught in Exposed, concealed and dead hands, Joker exchange, Wall games and dead hands.

Teaches on the Learner card · reviewed 2026-09-14